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1922 - Wyatt Earp's wife thanks William S. Hart for defending her husband's honor [story]
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Raising The Curtain Foundation Seeking New Board Members
Wednesday, Mar 8, 2023

Raising the Curtain Foundation, which supports the Newhall Family Theatre for the Performing Arts at Newhall Elementary School is looking for business leaders and community members to apply for available seats on its board of directors. The Foundation has created outreach programming and co-produced...

Finally Family Homes Seeking Donations for Holiday Gift Drive
Monday, Dec 5, 2022

Santa Clarita Valley nonprofit Finally Family Homes is seeking donations to ensure college-aged foster youth are remembered for the holidays. Young adults who are aging out of the foster care system often find themselves alone for the holidays. For most college-aged young adults, the holidays are a...

Family Promise of SCV Seeks Donors to Adopt Families
Saturday, Nov 26, 2022

This holiday season Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley is looking for businesses and individuals to adopt families in need. Family Promise of SCV is a nonprofit organization mobilizing local resources to help homeless families in the SCV. For more information contact Rachel by email or text at Rachel@familypromisescv.org...

Red Cross Announces Local Blood Donation Events
Thursday, Sep 8, 2022

During Sickle Cell Awareness Month in September, the American Red Cross emphasizes the importance of a diverse blood supply to help meet the needs of those with sickle cell disease – the most common inherited blood disorder in the U.S. Sickle cell disease impacts more than 100,000 people across the...

Fostering Youth Independence Seeks ‘Ally’ Volunteers
Monday, Apr 4, 2022

April is National Volunteer Month and Fostering Youth Independence is celebrating the many members of the community who have stepped up to support local foster youth since the organization’s founding five years ago in the Santa Clarita Valley. A total of 134 volunteers have contributed their talents...

March 9: Chamber Hosts ‘Ready, Set, Activate!’ Workshop on Triggering Board Engagement
Tuesday, Feb 22, 2022

The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce will host “Ready, Set, Activate!”, a workshop on triggering board engagement on Wednesday, March 9 at 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lunch will be sponsored by LBW Insurance and Financial Services. The workshop will be held in person with the option...

NAACP’s Santa Clarita Branch Celebrates Inception with ‘A Night Out’
Thursday, Aug 19, 2021

The Santa Clarita branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People celebrated its inception with A Night Out, its first in-person event, at California Institute of the Arts Tuesday. “We were overwhelmed by your response and your support to our invitation to come out this evening...

Rancho Camulos Launches ‘Last Sundays at the Landmark’
Monday, Aug 2, 2021

Rancho Camulos Museum has launched a new visitor experience at the Rancho Camulos National Historic Landmark, “Last Sundays at the Landmark.” Enjoy a relaxing afternoon at our historic buildings and gardens. Engage in a docent led tour. Bring a picnic and immerse yourself in music as you...

Fostering Youth Independence Extends Virtual ‘Thank You’ to Volunteers During 4th Anniversary Celebration
Friday, Mar 26, 2021

Local nonprofit Fostering Youth Independence marked its fourth anniversary by holding a virtual “thank you” to the many volunteers the organization credits for helping to provide life-changing support to a total of 94 foster youth since its founding. FYI’s traditional spring volunteer appreciation...

Aug. 29: Heart of the West at Home Annual Dinner, Auction
Tuesday, Jun 23, 2020

Carousel Ranch announced plans for the 24th Annual Dinner, Auction, and Children’s Riding Demonstration set for Saturday, Aug. 29, starting at 6:00 p.m. The annual event, which in recent years has been held on the Ranch’s property, will transform into Heart of the West at Home offering guests a unique...

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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed 10 new deaths throughout L.A. County, 932 new cases countywide and 13 new cases in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Friday COVID Roundup: County Daily COVID Reporting Ends March 28
Following the reopening of the Dive Pool in February, the Fifty Meter Pool at the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center will officially reopen for public use on Monday, March 27.
March 27: 50 Meter Pool to Reopen at Aquatic Center
The Castaic Education Foundation recently announced that 16 grants have been awarded for the 2022-2023 school year, totaling $50,000, which will be used to enhance student learning programs and supports including music, mindfulness, art, reading, math, science, video production, robotics and more.
Castaic Education Foundation Awards 16 Classroom Grants
Saugus High School, the scene of a deadly school shooting in November of 2019 which took three lives (including the shooter), was under lockdown for an hour on Friday afternoon after deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station responded to an "assault with a deadly weapon" phone call.
Soft Lockdown at Saugus High School Result of Phone Hoax
Un Pozo Chico: A Night of Flamenco Dance and Music, an evening of Flamenco music and dance will be held Friday, April 7 at 8 p.m. at The MAIN Theatre, 24266 Main St., Newhall, CA 91321.
April 7: Movement at The MAIN Dance Series
Recently retired College of the Canyons women's basketball coach Greg Herrick, who guided the program to 611 career wins, has been selected for induction into the California Community College Women's Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
COC Coach Greg Herrick to Receive Hall of Fame Honors
A longtime community philanthropist, volunteer and influential pioneer in the development of the Santa Clarita Valley, Ed Bolden, died Wednesday. He was 94.
Ed Bolden, Former SCV Man of the Year, Dies at Age 94
Saugus High School theater students competed against 35 schools from across Southern California at the Fullerton College Theatre Arts Department High School Theatre Festival on March 17-18 in Fullerton. Saugus students placed first or second in every category winning six awards.
Saugus High Theater Students Capture Six Awards at Festival
The 2023 Saugus High School Band and Color Guard is seeking to raise $30,000 to help support the program as well as the annual year end banquet for the band and color guard.
Saugus High Band, Color Guard Hold Online Fundraiser
Detectives from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station need the public's help in identifying two suspects involved in the theft of credit cards they later used.
SCV Sheriff’s Station Seeks Public’s Help
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority invites the public to provide feedback about the agency’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget process during a live, interactive Telephone Town Hall on Tuesday, March 28, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
March 28: Metro Hosts Telephone Town Hall
1922 - Wyatt Earp's wife thanks William S. Hart for defending her husband's honor [story]
Wyatt Earp story
Joan Browning, "Freedom Rider," will appear via Zoom at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church on Sunday, March 26 at 11:45 a.m.
March 26: St. Stephen’s Hosts ‘Freedom Rider’ Joan Browning Via Zoom
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed 12 new deaths throughout L.A. County, 767 new cases countywide and 15 new cases in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Thursday COVID Roundup: Total SCV COVID Cases Near 98,900
The Santa Clarita City Council will hold a closed session special meeting Tuesday, March 28, beginning at 5:30 p.m., followed immediately by the council's regular open public meeting at 6 p.m. in the City Council Chambers on the First Floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
March 28: City Council Regular Meeting
Angeli Francois, a College of the Canyons English adjunct instructor, has received a 2023 Hayward Award for ‘Excellence in Education’ from the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges for her dedication and commitment to serving and empowering students from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
COC English Instructor Receives Statewide Hayward Award for Excellence in Education
The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce has announced the 14th annual State of the County is scheduled for Wednesday, May 31 at 11:30 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Valencia, 24500 Town Center Drive, Valencia, CA 91355.
May 31: Tickets on Sale for ’14th Annual State of the County’
Guests are invited to search for a golden egg decal placed on any of the Outlets at Tejon, 5701 Outlets at Tejon Parkway, Arvin, CA 93203. retail windows. The Golden Egg Scavenger Hunt will be held April 4-8.
April 4-8: Outlets at Tejon Golden Egg Scavenger Hunt
A free, timely and important LifeForward workshop, “Be the Boss of Your Money – Make it Work for You!” hosted by Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley, will be held Saturday, April 1 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
April 1: Be the Boss of Your Money LifeForward Workshop
Tucked between the River Village neighborhood at Duane R. Harte Park is one of the most unique and hidden amenities in Santa Clarita. Home to the city of Santa Clarita’s Trail Tales, this serene location offers families and visitors a beautiful spot to take a leisurely walk along the paseos while enjoying the shade of the massive oak trees and reading a children’s story displayed on podiums dotted along the path.
Ken Striplin | Read a Tale Along the Trail!
A total of 56 vulnerable foster youth have found housing with the help of Fostering Youth Independence since the local non-profit’s founding in 2017.
Fostering Youth Independence Works to House Homeless Youth
The Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation has announced that California-based Vallarta Supermarkets will relocate its corporate headquarters from Pacoima to the Santa Clarita Valley in late 2023.
Vallarta Supermarkets to Move Corporate HQ to SCV
Officials at Placerita Canyon State Park and Nature Center have closed the popular Canyon Trail, one of the park's longest trails, indefinitely due to damage from recent storms.
Canyon Trail Closed Due to Storm Damage
1886 - Film director Robert N. Bradbury born in Washington state; launched John Wayne's career in Placerita Canyon [watch]
Blue Steel
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